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Tek Lite Essentials Diver in worldwide: 25 dive centres on TecDiveTools, with agencies, courses taught and a summary of what students say. 16 publish course prices.
TecDiveTools lists 25 dive centres teaching Tek Lite Essentials Diver worldwide. 16 of them publish course prices, in the currency the shop advertises and with the date each was checked — not converted, and not estimated.
Listings are ordered by how much evidence exists about their technical diving, not by a star rating, with any paid Featured listing shown first and marked as such (how rankings work). 14 of these 25 carry reviews we have read and classified as being about technical or overhead training. The count excludes recreational certifications by name, so a busy resort does not outrank a one-instructor cave operation on the volume of its reef trips. Separately, 15 have at least one instructor whose reviews we have read and summarised — a dive centre carries no synthesis of its own. How we read and count reviews.
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About the course
Intermediate technical diving to depths up to 132 fsw (40 msw) focusing on foundational technical skills without engagement in actual decompression diving. Teaches buoyancy control, trim, propulsion techniques, gear configuration, and team situational awareness. Gateway to full Technical Diver certification.
25 dive centres on TecDiveTools teach IANTD Tek Lite Essentials Diver worldwide: Mexico (11), Thailand (9), United States (3) and Indonesia (2). Each is listed above.
One centre in the TecDiveTools directory publishes a whole-course price for IANTD Tek Lite Essentials Diver worldwide: OK Club Diving Center (OK Club Lanta), at THB 15,000. Prices differ mainly in what they include, so compare the inclusions before comparing the numbers. Prices were last checked in September 2026.
3 days, based on the durations 1 centre publishes for it worldwide. The time depends on the centre's schedule, weather, and how quickly the required skills are demonstrated — agencies set a minimum number of dives, not a fixed number of days.
